Detroit Lions

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Detroit Lions

• Another Lost Season
• Nick Caudle

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Recent History

• ONE PLAYOFF WIN SINCE 1960
• 1992 VS. DALLAS
• REACHED NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ONCE
• 1992 LOST TO WASHINGTON
• HAVE NEVER REACHED THE SUPER BOWL
• ONE OF 6 TEAMS WITH THIS DISTINCTION

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Barry Sanders

• THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT IN THE PAST 20 YEARS
• 2004 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
• RETIRED BECAUSE OF THE LOSING

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Recent Quarterbacks

• NO PRO BOWL QUARTERBACKS SINCE BOBBY LAYNE
• SCOTT MITCHELL
• MCMAHON/HARRINGTON
• HARRINGTON/GARCIA
• KITNA

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The Millen Era

• WORST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN ANY MAJOR
  PROFESSEIONAL SPORT
• NEVER WON MORE THAN 7 GAMES IN A SEASON
• STILL HAS A JOB

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Former 1 Picks

• PICK STILL CONTRIBUTING TO THE TEAM
• ROY WILLIAMS
• ERNIE SIMS
• CALVIN JOHNSON
• PICKS WITH OTHER TEAMS
• JOEY HARRINGTON
• KEVIN JONES
• PICKS OUT OF FOOTBALL
• CHARLES ROGERS
• MIKE WILLIAMS

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Key Off-Season Mistakes

• FREE AGENT SIGNINGS
• FERNANDO BRYANT
• DAMIEN WOODY
• ONES THAT GOT AWAY
• JOHNNIE MORTON
• JEFF GARCIA
• MILLEN MAN MARCH

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Coaching Carousel
Bobby Ross
Marty Mornhinweg
Gary Moeller
Dick Jauron
Steve Mariucci
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Why Millen Has a Job

• THE FORD FAMILY IS TOO LOYAL
• PEOPLE STILL BUY TICKETS
• THE LIONS ARE MAKING MONEY

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Ford Field

• OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2002
• PURPOSELY MADE SMALLER THAN THEIR FORMER HOME
  PONTIAC SILVERDOME
• INDOORS!!

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Rod Marinelli

• MILITARY MAN
• SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE
• FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS
• BEGAN A SLIGHT TURNAROUND LAST YEAR

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Signs of Hope

• Calvin Johnson
• 2nd YEAR WR
• Ernie Sims
• 3rd YEAR LB
• Kevin Smith
• ROOKIE RB

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Signs of Caution

• WEAK DEFENSE
• OFFENSIVE LINE
• LACK OF A QUARTERBACK

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State of the 2008 Lions

• YOUNG TEAM
• YOUTH AT SKILL POSITIONS
• REVAMPED OFFENSIVE LINE
• GOSDER CHERILUS
• NO MORE DAMIEN WOODY
• WHO FINISHES THE YEAR AT QUARTERBACK
• KITNA
• STANTON
• ORLOVSKY

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2008 Outlook

• SCHEDULE
• 6 GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS
• PLUS 2 EACH VS. BEARS/VIKINGS
• LOOK TO THE FUTURE AT MANY POSITIONS
• QUARTERBACK
• DEFENSIVE LINE
• RUNNING BACK
• 6 WINS

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Super Bowl Bound?

• WILL THIS BE THE YEAR?
• IS THE YEAR IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
• EVER?